<\/span><\/h2>\nThis is what my Caladium Strawberry Star looks like before winter<\/strong>:<\/p>\nYou are probably wondering how you can tell that it is time to prepare for winter. All photos, where you see only the houseplants, were taken in the middle of September. The Caladium Strawberry Star still has many leaves, but they are much smaller than in the previous months. I see this as a sign that the Caladium is slowly not getting enough light anymore and therefore can slowly but surely go into hibernation.![\"caladium-to-prepare](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/caladium-to-prepare-for-winter-care-tips.jpg\")
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In the USA, caladiums are often referred to as buttercup or colored leaves. As a tuber plant, which belongs to the family Araceae, it now needs slowly rest. Therefore it is often called a rather demanding houseplant. But don’t worry, wintering is not that difficult and I have only enjoyed my caladiums so far. They stand in a bright location at a south window without direct sunlight. So they have been producing one leaf after the other since spring.<\/p>\n
\n- Do not water caladium anymore. <\/strong>Even if it hurts, from early autumn the caladium is no longer watered. The soil should dry completely so that you can remove the tuber. Alternatively, you can leave the tuber in the top and water it only every four weeks. But I recommend the variant I will present to you in the next steps.<\/li>\n
- Cut off all leaves and put the tuber in the sand<\/strong>. Since you no longer water your houseplant, the leaves will gradually dry out. Only cut them off when they are completely dried out. When you have removed all leaves, you can carefully take the tuber out of the pot. I now lay the tubers in dry sand and put them in the cellar. In the cellar, the temperature is constant at about 18 \u00b0C. This is the ideal temperature for your caladium to hibernate during the winter.<\/li>\n
- hello spring, hello Caladium. <\/strong>The caladium remains in the sand until spring. From the end of March to the beginning of April the tubers can be placed in new soil. For driving the tubers need now temperatures of at least 21 \u00b0C.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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<\/span>Further care tips for caladiums<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Never spray the leaves! <\/strong>I made this mistake directly on my Caladium Strawberry Star. I sprayed the leaves with lime-free water right after I bought it, just like I do with my other tropical houseplants. Not a good idea, because the next morning the leaves had brown spots directly. That’s why you don’t spray your caladiums, but use the second care tip to provide enough humidity.<\/li>\n
- Water bowls for more air humidity<\/strong>. The Philodendron and the Diffenbachie also belong to the Arum family. It is important to have a constant high humidity, which can be maintained at home with a simple trick without humidifiers. Place a wide bowl of water directly next to or under the caladium. This way I make sure that the caladium continues to produce beautiful leaves.<\/li>\n
- When the leaves turn green<\/strong>. This is a clear sign that your caladium does not have enough sunlight. I notice this in September, especially with the Caladium Candyland variant. The new leaves have a much bigger green part. You can see this well in the photos of the Caladium Strawberry Star. When autumn comes, the greening is normal. However, in spring and summer, it means that your plant needs more light and you should look for another location.<\/li>\n
- When the leaves turn pale<\/strong>. Caladium is too much in the direct sun. The morning or evening sun is fine, but the direct sunlight of the hot months of the year is too much for the thin leaves. That’s why they lose their color and therefore their beauty. So the changeover works wonders.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The attractive leaf ornamental plants are also traded by us under the name of caladium, buttercup, colored leaf, or elephant ear plant. The large arrow- or heart-shaped leaves sit on high stem attachments and conjure up a lush splendor. The charming thing about this plant genus is the colorful patterned leaves, while the flowers are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27775,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10116\/revisions\/27775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}